How to see it
HIP 20556 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 20556: right ascension 4h 24m 14s, declination +51° 56′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 20556. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20556, HD 27636, Gaia DR3 271939225900920832. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 271939225900920832
- HIP
- 20556
- HD
- 27636
- gaia_dr3
- 271939225900920832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 271939225900920832
- HD 27636
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81